Bangkok was GREEAAAAAAT! (part1)

I came back from the land of a thousand smiles on Monday evening! I had a blaast!!! Here is the trip in three simple steps:

1. SHOP
2. EAT
3. CLUB

(just rinse and repeat everyday can liao... ^_^)

Now I give you the long version ok?

So we set off for Bangkok via TigerAir...it wasn't too bad lah, still tolerable. Just take it as a super long bus ride lor...then not so bad already. I played Magic on the plane with Vincent, PB had his Heroes of Might and Magic 5 and Commander In Chief, Bert had a book, and I think Marcus and Bing Jia either watched or slept.

I really do not like our budget airport...it looks damn flimsy lah. Jun (Vincent's friend) who sent us off at the airport said that it looked like if any plane flew too close to the roof, it would take the top off...hahaha

Check out the roof...looks flimsy right? Like galvanised zinc lor...
Like queuing for the bus in a an interchange right? Not cool at all lor...it so did not generate the 'this-is-exciting-that-i-am-going-overseas-via-plane' feeling...I guess the budget terminal just sorta kills that excitement.

And they did even have all the ATMs for the major banks there lor...I had to take the shuttle bus all the way back to T2 to draw money from the ATM there...sheesh. Anyway, we touched down in BKK safely, and took a cab to our hotel.

This was our hotel, the PJ Watergate Hotel. I remember seeing it from the tiny alley, and thinking it was one of them sleazy type establishments, but when we turned into the driveway, and saw how big it was, and well-lit and actually looked clean and safe, we all breathed easy. Hahaha...for 5 nights, plus buffet breakfast (as seen above) thrown in, all for SGD120, really not bad sia... ^_^

So Mish was there already, so she insisted that I meet her for dinner...and I had to drag all the guys along as well...we went to Suan Lom Night Bazaar for dinner and some light shopping. It was really great to see Mish there...so happy! She actually got ulterior motive wor...she dumped 3kg worth of skirts with me lor..cos she ran out of space...DISGUSTING GIRL! Grrr...but I made her treat me yesterday already, so that's okay.

Dinner was only 100baht (SGD$4.30), and we all shared different dishes, so that was a blast. The guys all agreed that Mish was a doll, and that she was really entertaining...LOL. Well, she is quite the charmer. ^_^ I bought my first purchase for the trip! A pair of resort-ish feel bermudas! 300baht (SGD$12.70)! Not bad at all... ^_^

Second day was Platinum Mall straight away!

Fashion Mall...what more could you ask for?

So Mish mentioned that you could take forever to finish going through the mall, but that was because it had mostly girls stuff. Fortunately for us guys (6 of us in total), it was easier to sail through the shops, cutting our shopping time by around half, I think.

All the happy people...this is the after effects of retail therapy! LOL...

By the end of Day 2 - 9 TOPS!
(Still got some slippers not shown here)

I was trying my best to stretch the baht that Mom gave me...but in the end, that amount only lasted till the end of the third day...hahaha. More on that later. ^_^ We went clubbing at night...VERY VERY FUN, and so affordable too! 200baht(SGD$8.40) for cover, inclusive of 2 drinks somemore wor!

The next day, we went to Kao Shan for abit of jalan-jalan...fairly interesting lah, but nothing spectacular. According to Mish, we should've gone at night...and that would've been where we would've seen all the interesting sights and sounds of that backpackers' paradise. ^_^ So after lunch, Vincent and I decided to embark on our spa adventure! Mish recommended Chan's Spa, but the map she drew us did not do justice to the actual location.

What looked like a tiny road, was actually a main EXPRESSWAY can? So Vince and I thought we could walk there, but we ended up crossing the main expressway, and over the Chao Phraya River!

This is us crossing the expressway, and over looking the gigantic river! ^_^ It was quite exciting...heh

So in the end, we couldn't find the place, and tried to hail a cab. Guess what? We managed to get a 黑车 (Black Car, meaning dishonest/shady cab). The bugger looked so honest, and even put up a huge show of trying to locate Chan's Spa for us. In the end, he drove us to some deserted place, and tried to get us to go into this disgusting place with neon lights. It was called Spa Luna...ugh..take us for fools lor...I just gave him 4obaht for his 'trouble' and left the bugger. In the end, I called Mish, and reconfirmed the location, and finally found the place. It wasn't too bad...we reached the place at 2pm, and the packages we took cost us 2100baht (SGD$88.90) each. 3hr spa treatment, plus 1 hr deep cleansing facial! Woot!

I was massaged with oil, steamed in a steam room (it was more like a steam box lah...), scrubbed all over, and finally bubbled in a nice bath. After all that, we were served excellent tea, and had a super long facial! Haha...damn shiok sia... In all honesty, I did feel like a piece of meat. Rubbed with oil, steamed with lemongrass (there was a minty smell all the time, Vince said it was eucalyptus), and seasoned with salts...LOL. By the time we were out, it was dinnertime, and time to head back to the hotel. ^_^

Who needs toilet signs, when u have cool statues like these?

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okok, i listen to hongxuan...do it in parts...better...too tiring to try to complete the whole thing...